Is this destiny?

Three of them saw Greg enter open area and hear him say "Hello, my dear JoAnna! We meet again."

Sarah heard Eve\'s voice. "5 minutes and 12 seconds away."

Bob1 moved toward Greg.

Greg smirked at him and advanced slowly, not showing a trace of fear. When they were few feet apart, Greg\'s right hand moved slightly, and a "PAK" sound was heard. Bob1 froze in spot and few seconds later fell on his knees. Greg looked at him like he is watching an insignificant insect.

Bob1 fell flat on the ground.

"What did you do to him?" JoAnna cried.

"He is just sleeping. Don\'t worry, my dear. He will wake up in few hours." Greg chuckled.

Sarah and JoAnna glanced at each other.

Sarah heard Eve\'s voice. "5 minutes and 1 second away." Sarah frowned. \'What is with this inconsistency? Are they stuck in traffic or lost?\'

Sarah shifted her focus on Greg\'s right hand. \'There is definitely something there. I saw it move. A weapon? He said that bodyguard is only sleeping. He sedated him? So, he has some way of shooting projectiles which sedate people? Like a tranquilizer gun?\' This was out of her calculations. Based on video, she assumed that he used some medication to disable bodyguards, but she didn\'t think that he can do that without physical contact with a victim.

"What do you want?" Sarah asked.

Greg looked at Sarah and frowned. "Not you."

"But you want my sister?" Sarah decided to chat him up and stall for time. She will feel more confident once Aiden comes here... and hopefully he comes with Jeff. Sarah\'s plan was to attack Greg, but now that she realized he has some kind of weapon that can attack at a distance, her priority is to be careful and protect JoAnna. She can\'t carelessly jump into things.

"Of course. It was always JoAnna. My beautiful JoAnna." His gaze was on JoAnna.

"Don\'t call me yours. I was never yours." JoAnna snapped.

"But you will be..." Greg smiled seeing that she is talking to him.

Sarah heard Eve\'s voice. "4 minutes and 27 seconds away."

"I will never be yours." JoAnna was disgusted and angry.

"That\'s what you think now... in time, you will change your mind." He spoke as if he is explaining to a child.

JoAnna looked at Sarah who slightly tilted head gesturing her with eyes to continue talking.

JoAnna understood and asked. "Why do you think I will change my mind?"

"I have my ways, of course. But first I will put you to sleep. We will talk later." He lifted his right hand and aimed at JoAnna.

Sarah was petrified, she thought that he will get rid of her, not try to get JoAnna. By reflex she threw herself between Greg and JoAnna just when the "PAK" sound was heard. Sarah felt sharp pain in her left hand. She looked at it, and saw a needle jabbed through her palm, missing any bones, close to the base of her fingers. Because it\'s a thin layer of flesh, tip of the needle exited on the other side and Sarah could see the medicine drip on the back of her palm. Almost instantly, Sarah felt her left arm going numb. \'Once more I got drugged by something... just my luck.\'

Greg saw that his last shot went to the wrong person and was stunned for few seconds before he cursed and threw the empty syringe gun away in a fury. Now he needs to revise his plans.

Sarah heard Eve\'s voice. "2 minutes and 53 seconds away."

Sarah observed that numbness didn\'t expand beyond her left arm but was still reluctant to celebrate her fortune of needle going through her hand when she glanced at unconscious Bob1 on the floor. She turned to JoAnna who was petrified. Sarah grabbed her hand and whispered so that only she can hear. "We need three minutes."

JoAnna snapped to her senses, and locked eyes with Sarah. JoAnna was relieved that Sarah looked fine. She stepped next to Sarah and faced Greg angrily. "What do you want from me?"

"I want you to be mine..." The words slid over his tongue naturally.

JoAnna stepped in front of Sarah protectively. "I\'m sure you have some plan. Tell me... I might like it."

Greg\'s eyes flashed. "I have a great vacation house on Lake Tahoe. We can go there."

"That\'s it? There is nothing more to your plan?" JoAnna was only thinking how she needs to keep talking. As long as she keeps talking, three minutes will pass. But what will happen after that? It does not matter, she trusts Sarah. There is something planned.

Sarah heard Eve\'s voice. "2 minutes and 13 seconds away."

"Of course, if you resist, I have medications to help you... get into the mood. At first... because I know that in time you will learn to love me."

"Do you really think that is how love works?" JoAnna could not believe how twisted this man is. How come she didn\'t see it before?

Greg frowned. "I want you. I don\'t care how love works."

"I am taken. You can\'t have me." JoAnna lifted her chin defiantly.

"Taken? Are you talking about that bastard?" Greg gritted through his teeth.

"I am not talking about any bastard. I am talking about the man who I love." JoAnna felt her anger rising when she heard Greg call Jeff names. \'How dare he call him a bastard?\'

"He is a lowlife! He seduced you! Open your eyes and see who he is! He is not worthy of your love!"

"He seduced me? What if I seduced him?" JoAnna forgot about her fears, she was angry that Greg dared to talk smack about Jeff, and she wanted to hurt him. JoAnna is not a physical person, but she has a sharp tongue.

Greg waved his hands, dismissing what JoAnna said. "Not possible. You are mine."

"But I am his... he already touched me... everywhere." JoAnna\'s eye flashed defiantly.

Greg got consumed with rage and jealousy.

Sarah was pleased that numbness stopped spreading. The only problem was that she didn\'t have any feeling in her left arm. Like when she got numb at a dentist, she can move her arm, but there is no feeling. She was listening how JoAnna taunted Greg and thought how this is side of JoAnna she didn\'t get to see yet. Fearless. \'It seems that JoAnna found what she wants to protect.\'

Sarah was one step behind JoAnna, ready to step in if needed. At that time, she heard Eve\'s voice.. "1 minute and 47 seconds away."